New South Wales cricket team

 New South Wales Blues
Captain: Steve Smith
Coach: Trent Johnston
Colours:      Light Blue      White
Founded: 1856
Home ground: Sydney Cricket Ground
ANZ Stadium
Capacity: 46,000
First-class debut: Victoria
in 1856
at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sheffield Shield wins: 46
Australian domestic limited-overs cricket tournament  wins: 10
KFC Twenty20 Big Bash wins: 1
Champions League Twenty20 wins: 1
Official website: New South Wales Blues

The New South Wales cricket team (nicknamed the Blues) are an Australian first class cricket team based in Sydney, New South Wales. The team competes in the Australian first class cricket competition known as the Sheffield Shield and the limited overs Ryobi Cup. The team previously played in the now defunct Twenty20, Big Bash, which has since been replaced by the Big Bash League since the 2011–12 season. New South Wales were the inaugural winners of the Champions League Twenty20.

They are by far the most successful domestic cricket side in Australia having won the First-class competition 46 times. In addition, they have also won the Australian domestic limited-overs cricket tournament cup 10 times. They occasionally play first-class matches against touring International sides. New South Wales have played teams representing every test playing nation bar Bangladesh. Besides its domestic successes, the state is also known for producing some of the finest Australian cricketers to have graced the game, and also for the New South Wales selection bias[1]

Colours and badge

The primary club colour of New South Wales Blues is sky blue, which represents the state colour of New South Wales. The secondary club colour is navy blue, with additional contrasting colour of white.

Shirt sponsors and manufacturers

Period Kit manufacturer Major Sponsor Minor Sponsor Shorts Sponsor
2012– Classic Sportswear Transport for NSW Transport for NSW Transport for NSW

Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

As of 14 October 2015[2]

No. Name Nat Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
17 Kurtis Patterson Australia 5 May 1993 Left-handed Right-arm off break
27 Ed Cowan Australia 16 June 1982 Left-handed Right-arm leg break
31 David Warner Australia 27 October 1986 Left-handed Right-arm leg break Cricket Australia contract
53 Nic Maddinson Australia 21 December 1991 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
99 Ben Rohrer Australia 26 March 1981 Left-handed —
– Bob Holland Australia 19 October 1946 Right-handed — Rookie contract
– Daniel Hughes Australia 16 February 1989 Left-handed Right-arm medium
– Nick Larkin Australia 1 May 1990 Right-handed —
– Daniel Solway Australia 18 April 1995 Right-handed — Rookie contract
All-rounders
19 Steven Smith Australia 2 June 1989 Right-handed Right-arm leg break Cricket Australia contract, captain
10 Noor Hashimzay Australia 15 March 1997 Right-handed Right-arm fast Rookie contract,
21 Moisés Henriques Australia 1 February 1987 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Vice-captain
33 Shane Watson Australia 17 June 1981 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Cricket Australia contract
72 Stephen O'Keefe Australia 9 December 1984 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
77 Sean Abbott Australia 29 February 1992 Right-handed Right-arm medium
– Ben Dwarshuis Australia 23 June 1994 Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium
– Jonte Pattison Australia 3 October 1996 Right-handed Right-arm off break Rookie contract
Wicket-keepers
1 Ryan Carters Australia 25 July 1990 Right-handed —
20 Peter Nevill Australia 13 October 1985 Right-handed — Cricket Australia Contract
Bowlers
4 Doug Bollinger Australia 24 July 1981 Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium
8 Josh Hazlewood Australia 8 January 1991 Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium Cricket Australia contract
9 Trent Copeland Australia 14 March 1986 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
11 Gurinder Sandhu Australia 14 June 1993 Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium
27 Patrick Cummins Australia 8 May 1993 Right-handed Right-arm fast Cricket Australia contract
56 Mitchell Starc Australia 30 January 1990 Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium Cricket Australia contract
67 Nathan Lyon Australia 20 November 1987 Right-handed Right-arm off break Cricket Australia contract
– Josh Lalor Australia 2 November 1987 Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast
– William Somerville New Zealand 9 August 1984 Right-handed Right-arm off break
– Harry Conway Australia 17 September 1992 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Rookie contract
– Mickey Edwards Australia 23 December 1994 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Rookie contract
– Ryan Gibson Australia 30 December 1993 Right-handed Right-arm medium Rookie contract
– Henry Thornton Australia 16 December 1996 Right-handed Right-arm fast Rookie contract

Notable players

For more details on this topic, see List of New South Wales cricketers.

The following is a list of notable players who have represented both New South Wales and Australia.

Honours

1895–96, 1896–97, 1899–00, 1901–02, 1902–03, 1903–04, 1904–05, 1905–06, 1906–07, 1908–09, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1913–14, 1919–20, 1920–21, 1922–23, 1925–26, 1928–29, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1937–38, 1939–40, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1989–90, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2013-14
1990–91, 1991–92, 2006–07
1984–85, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2015-16
1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1990–91, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2013-14, 2014-15
2008–09
2009

Records

Most first-class matches played

Rank Matches Player Period
1 135 Greg Matthews 1982/83 – 1997/98
2 120 Phil Emery 1987/88 – 1998/99
3 115 Geoff Lawson 1977/78 – 1991/92
4 108 Mark Waugh 1985/86 – 2003/04
5 107 Steve Rixon 1974/75 – 1987/88
Source:[3]. Last updated: 31 May 2007.

Most first-class runs

Rank Runs Player Career
1 9,309 (183 inns.) Michael Bevan 1989/90 – 2006/07
2 8,416 (182 inns.) Mark Waugh 1985/86 – 2003/04
3 8,005 (135 inns.) Alan Kippax 1918/19 – 1935/36
4 6,997 (172 inns.) Mark Taylor 1985/86 – 1998/99
5 6,946 (159 inns.) Steve Waugh 1984/85 – 2003/04
Source:[4]. Last updated: 28 May 2007.

Most first-class wickets

Rank Wickets Player Matches Average
1 417 Greg Matthews 135 28.64
2 395 Geoff Lawson 115 23.36
3 334 Arthur Mailey 67 27.66
4 325 Bill O'Reilly 54 16.52
5 322 Richie Benaud 86 26.00
Source:[5]. Last updated: 31 May 2007.

See also

References

  1. ↑ McGrath and co conspicuous by their absence Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 December 2011
  2. ↑ New South Wales sign Ed Cowan CricInfo. Retrieved 17 June 2015
  3. ↑ http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/AUS/STATES/NSW/FC_INDIV_MOST_MATCHES_NSW.html
  4. ↑ http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/AUS/STATES/NSW/FC_BAT_MOST_RUNS_NSW.html
  5. ↑ http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/AUS/STATES/NSW/FC_BOWL_MOST_WKTS_NSW.html

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